पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।

"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	34.84°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	80.22°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	6.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	41.02°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	87.50°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	66.62°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	347.01°	Mīna	Revatī P1

Edison, NJ, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 34 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 25 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:40 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:24 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:43
Yamaganda	06:26 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla	10:05 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:13 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:37 – 06:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:26 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:15 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:05 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:43 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:33 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:22 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:11 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:22 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:33 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:43 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:05 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:15 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:26 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872715.27
Julian Day	2461180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.47°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2215°), declination 19.95°, EoT 3.60 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2026-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)